16 Uses of Sticky Pine Sap for Wilderness Survival and Self-Reliance
Scavenging resources in a wilderness survival situation can turn up life-saving stuff. That’s why developing a possum mentality is vital! Our ancestors walked our
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AuthorTodd Walker
The Number One Knife Skill for Wilderness Survival and Self-Reliance
Humans have employed six simple machines throughout history to reduce the amount of work required for tasks. Of these six, my favorite for
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Foraging Feral Food: Trout Lily
Craving feral food? Now’s the time to hit the woods. The Trout Lily is blooming! Before going wild on this gem of the
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Bombproof Fire Craft: Build a “Next Fire” Kit that Cheats Death
Of all the outdoor self-reliance skills, fire is king. Many will argue over my statement.You know fire is life out there! No one can
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DIY Pemmican: Bread of the Wilderness
What’s bread of the wilderness? This is a follow up to an article I posted about making this perfect primal stick-to-your-ribs survival food
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7 Tips to Keep You Alive and Found in the Wilderness
Get out there! Spend enough time with Mother Nature and you’ll likely experience emergencies. Even the most innocent outings are potential survival situations.
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The Beginner’s Step by Step Guide to Bow Drill Fire Craft
A primal scream erupts from deep inside your body the first time you successfully coax fire from two pieces of dead wood. Welcome to the
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How to Craft a Down and Dirty Survival Gig from a Sapling
In Surviving Large on Small Stuff, I was asked how I made the gig used to harvest the water moccasin in that post. Two months
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Hunger Games: Find this Wild Food and You’ll Never Starve
Two weekends ago I spent two days learning from a walking encyclopedia. Mark Warren operates Medicine Bow, a primitive school of Earthlore, in the north
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An Emergency Slush Lamp Hack Using a Torch Plant Leaf
An Emergency Slush Lamp Hack Using a Torch Plant Leaf Full credit for this hack goes to our Georgia humidity, a buddy of mine,
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How to Build a Sturdy Takedown Bucksaw
How to Build a Sturdy Takedown Bucksaw A saw is safer to use than an ax. My Bacho Laplander folding saw has performed
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5 Steps to Become the Smartest Person in the Woods
I have a confession to make. I’m the dumbest guy in the woods! This isn’t an exercise in false humility. To increase my woodsy knowledge, I
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